he joined paul ryan in ohio. he took time out of his speech to reach out to americans impacted by sandy. >>> and hurricane sandy is having a major impact on the financial markets as well. cnbc's jackie deangelis has the latest. jackie, good morning to you. >> many ggood morning. >> the u.s. markets will virtually be closed today due to hurricane sandy. the nasdaq, and new york stock exchange will be closed through tomorrow. they were worried about the integrity of the markets and couldn't ensure the safety of employees trying to get to work. there will be electronic trading of oil, gas, and other energy contracts. the last time the markets were closed for a nonholiday event was after the terrorist attacks of 2001. and the last time they were closed for weather was september of 1985 because of hurricane gloria. and also keep in mind that about 65% of the oil refineries are in the path of the hurricane. delta airlines says that its jet fuel refinery in trainer, pennsylvania, is well prepared for the storm. we'll be